Duelist turns from playful to precious in the last 30-odd minutes, straggling towards a prancey showdown that's as graceful as all get-out but as cold as the endless falling snow.

Clearly, Lee has an extraordinary eye, but wilful self-indulgence leads him astray here.

Proof positive that Wushu and Chan don't mix, this aims to create a new crossover genre but falls between two stools.

...its most salient feature is its spectacular visuals.